Agents say Abby Choi claimed authority to sell flat
HK01 · 2 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago5 MIN
Summary
At the High Court trial over the killing of model Abby Choi, two estate agents said Choi presented herself as the person in charge of selling a Kadoorie Hill flat and pushed the sale actively. Their evidence focused on her efforts between November 2022 and February 2023 to market the property, even though land records showed the registered owner was Kwong Kau (鄺球).
Key Points
- Three defendants — former brother-in-law Kwong Kong-kit (鄺港傑), former father-in-law Kwong Kau (鄺球) and former husband Kwong Kong-chi (鄺港智) — deny murder over Choi’s death on February 21, 2023. Kwong Kong-kit and Kwong Kong-chi have admitted preventing lawful burial of her body, while Kwong Kau denies that charge.
- Estate agent Lau Siu-long (留少郎) said Choi first contacted him on November 7, 2022 through WeChat to list the Kadoorie Hill flat for HK$75 million, and signed the listing form the same night.
- Lau said Choi later reduced the asking price to HK$67 million in early December 2022 and voluntarily raised the agency commission from 1% to 1.5%, which he described as active selling.
- After checking company and registration records, Lau found the flat was registered in Kwong Kau’s name; he said Choi told him she had signed an authorization and would handle the transaction in her own name.
- Another agent, Tong Wing-hang (湯榮幸), said Choi and her mother visited the flat with him on February 16, 2023, and Choi said she had full authority to sell it and that “the man surnamed Kwong” would sign if the price was agreed.
Why It Matters
The testimony goes to a disputed issue in the case: who controlled the Kadoorie Hill property and how urgently it was being marketed before Choi’s death. It also adds detail to the prosecution’s timeline by placing Choi in active sale discussions days before the alleged murder and dismemberment case came to light.